I'm trying to help an elderly gent who is smart enough to NOT own a computer by posting here. He has a 4 cyl Hercules engine with a Wico magneto and cant find a wiring diagram for it. He lost track of all the wires during his restoration. The engine is in an Oliver crawler, an OC. If he could just find out where the single small wire from the mag goes, it would be a starting point for him. The entire schematic would be better, obviously.We had a poor phone connection and he mentioned 1XK3, if that is significant. Thanks in advance to all who help and Happy Holidays. Gary north of Spokane.
Hello folks, Carl B. from da U.P. here again, I'm not much on wiring but isn't the small wire coming out of a magneto for grounding it out and shutting down the engine? I had an old Hough loader that someone had rigged an in International start on gas/switch to diesel engine into, and I had the magneto rebuilt by a pro and I'm sure that's what he told me that was for, since magneto's generate their own power, correct?
The information on the ground wire is correct. Next question are you talking wiring the generator also or has it been converted to an alternator. Also if an IXK it is an HG crawler not an OC3 or 4 unless the engine has been changed. I can photocopy a wiring diagram next week and send it to you but I need a U. S. Mail adrdres or mayb it will scan then I need an e-mail address.
Thanks for the replies, Guys. It appears that he has a HG that presently has an generator. He is contemplating an alternator and has two on hand, one with a single wire and one with two wires just to make it interesting. He is trying to figure them both out at this time.
Should you have problems with a 1948 John Deere "M", lemme know. THAT is an area I am somewhat comfortable with! Ain't nothin' like the sound of a two cylinder Deere; pure symphony! The color is great, too......